Overview
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This course will teach you how machines can be trained to understand and process human language using various NLP algorithms. You'll explore lexical processing, basic syntactic processing, and mechanisms like those used by Google Translator to grasp language context and translation. One hands-on project involves building a chatbot with Rasa, which handles text- and voice-based conversations, connects to messaging channels, and integrates APIs.
You'll also learn to train your models on natural language understanding (NLU). Traditional hand-coded programs fail to handle changing inputs, so this course focuses on creating models that understand context and adapt. Even if you lack prior knowledge of machine learning and deep learning, the course covers all necessary prerequisites. By the end, you'll be proficient in building NLP models for text summarization, sentiment analysis, and entity recognition, all through real-world projects.
This course is ideal for students entering data science, professionals familiar with deep learning, and developers interested in creating chatbots or working on Alexa and Google Home projects.
Syllabus
Course 1: Prerequisites and Advanced Machine Learning for NLP
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Course 2: Introduction to NLP and Syntactic Processing
- Offered by Packt. Begin your journey into Natural Language Processing (NLP) with an introduction to text data and encoding techniques, ... Enroll for free.
Course 3: Advanced Semantic Processing
- Offered by Packt. Start your journey into advanced semantic processing with an introduction to fundamental concepts such as entities, arity, ... Enroll for free.
- Offered by Packt. Embark on a comprehensive learning journey starting with fundamental Python programming, including installation, variable ... Enroll for free.
Course 2: Introduction to NLP and Syntactic Processing
- Offered by Packt. Begin your journey into Natural Language Processing (NLP) with an introduction to text data and encoding techniques, ... Enroll for free.
Course 3: Advanced Semantic Processing
- Offered by Packt. Start your journey into advanced semantic processing with an introduction to fundamental concepts such as entities, arity, ... Enroll for free.
Courses
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Start your journey into advanced semantic processing with an introduction to fundamental concepts such as entities, arity, and reification. Learn about schemas and semantic associations, understanding how these elements form the backbone of semantic processing. The course covers important concepts like terms, the principle of composition, and tools like WordNet and word sense disambiguation, culminating in a case study using the Lesk algorithm. Move forward with an in-depth exploration of distributional semantics, delving into occurrence matrices and co-occurrence matrices to understand semantic relationships. Develop proficiency in creating and interpreting word vectors and grasp the importance of distance metrics. This section equips you with the skills needed to handle large sets of textual data, extracting meaningful semantic information. Finally, tackle advanced topics such as Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA) and Word2vec, applying these techniques to real-world scenarios through multiple case studies. By the end, you will have a robust understanding of advanced semantic processing techniques and their applications in NLP. This course is designed for NLP enthusiasts, data scientists, and professionals looking to deepen their knowledge of semantic processing. A basic understanding of NLP and machine learning concepts is recommended.
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Begin your journey into Natural Language Processing (NLP) with an introduction to text data and encoding techniques, delving into the intricacies of regular expressions through extensive practice and use cases. Progress to lexical processing, learning to handle stopwords, split words, and implement bag-of-words and Tf-IDF models, applying these techniques to tasks like spam detection through detailed case studies. Advance to sophisticated lexical processing topics like spelling correction models and the Soundex algorithm, exploring practical implementations via Levenshtein Distance and spell correctors, and tackling challenges such as handling combined words like "New Delhi." This section solidifies your ability to preprocess and clean text data effectively. Transition to syntactic processing, covering parsing and grammar for English sentences, intermediate topics like stochastic parsing, the Viterbi algorithm, and Hidden Markov Models, reinforced through case studies and practical applications. Finally, tackle advanced syntactic processing techniques, including CFG grammar, top-down and bottom-up parsing, and probabilistic approaches like PCFG, concluding with a real-world project on information extraction through a comprehensive case study on ATIS flight reservations. Designed for aspiring NLP practitioners, data scientists, and software engineers, this course enhances understanding of syntactic processing, with a basic knowledge of Python programming and familiarity with machine learning concepts recommended.
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Embark on a comprehensive learning journey starting with fundamental Python programming, including installation, variable manipulation, and essential data structures like lists, tuples, and dictionaries. Gain proficiency in numerical computations with NumPy and data manipulation with Pandas. Strengthen your mathematical foundation with key linear algebra concepts vital for machine learning algorithms. Progress to data visualization using Matplotlib and Seaborn, interpreting and presenting data effectively. Develop a strong base in simple linear regression and gradient descent, and explore classification techniques with KNN and logistic regression through hands-on case studies. Dive into advanced machine learning algorithms, including regularization techniques and deep learning foundations, tailored for NLP applications. By course end, you'll have a robust understanding of implementing and optimizing machine learning models for NLP tasks, preparing you for advanced projects and career opportunities. Ideal for aspiring data scientists, machine learning enthusiasts, and professionals specializing in NLP, with basic Python and high school-level math knowledge required.
Taught by
Packt